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Welwyn Hatfield planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Welwyn Hatfield website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

40,297Searchable applications

283Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 33,821 approved or refused records

4,819Refused applications

29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and building Local plan Our Local Plan Pre-application advice Pre-application advice (planning applications)Conservation areas Schedule of properties removed from the Welwyn Conservation Area Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas9 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Under Consideration6/2025/0311/VAR
Variation of 3 (phasing plan), 4 (approved drawings), 5 (urban design statement), 6 (landscaping) and 11 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) on planning permission 6/2021/0516/VAR (original ref 6/2018/0873/OUTLINE) (Reconsultation - Additional Information Received)
Panshanger Aerodrome Land to North East of Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City AL7 2QJ
Received 19 Feb 2025
Decided - Granted6/2015/1832/COND
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission N6/2013/2727/DE - Approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) for the conversion and alterations to The Frythe to provide 12 new dwellings (Phase 3) of planning permission N6/2012/1778/OP
The Frythe, Digswell Hill, Welwyn, AL6 9AL
Received 28 Aug 2015
Decided - GrantedS6/2009/1896/FP
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING
EDGE HOUSE, KENTISH LANE, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6NH
Received 4 Sept 2009
Decided - Granted6/2017/1687/EM
Removal of Sycamore tree on front boundary of 73 & 77 Attimore Road and reduce Beech tree hedges by 30% on rear boundary of 73 & 69 Attimore Road
77, 73 & 69 Attimore Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LG
Received 21 Jul 2017
Decided - Granted6/2017/0020/COND
Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Soft Landscape plan) and 3 (Tree protection plan) on planning permission 6/2016/1314/FULL
Tesco Stores Ltd Great North Road Hatfield AL9 5JY
Received 5 Jan 2017
Decided - Granted6/2022/2834/FULL
Single storey rear extension to no 61 Provision of roof terrace to no 62 Enlargement of rear dormers Internal reconfiguration to flats 60, 61 and 62 Provision of front garden for flats 59, 60 and 61 Construction of front wall Provision of cycle and refuse area Reconfiguration of parking area
59 Bradmore Green Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7QS
Received 15 Dec 2022
Decided - Granted6/2019/1107/ADV
Installation of 1 x fascia illuminated mounted sign and 1 x illuminated letter projecting sign
20 Station Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4HT
Received 8 May 2019
Decided - Granted6/2021/2820/EMH
Replacement of roof
14 Melbourne Court Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LL
Received 30 Sept 2021
Decided6/2024/1989/TC
Crown Reduction by 25% of the Hornbeam Tree on the boundary of 30 and 32 Beehive Lane WGC
32 Beehive Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BQ
Received 16 Oct 2024
Decided - Granted6/2025/2258/EMT
Oak Tree T1 Removal of a dead branch and dead twigs.
9 Roundwood Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JZ
Received 23 Oct 2025
Decided - Granted6/2019/3138/HOUSE
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
78 Roe Green Lane Hatfield AL10 0SJ
Received 12 Dec 2019
Decided - GrantedW6/2009/1758/EM
ERECTION OF SUMMERHOUSE AND REPOSITIONING OF EXISTING GARDEN SHED
49 FORDWICH ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 6EY
Received 13 Aug 2009
Decided - GrantedN6/2014/0875/FP
Erection of timber shed to rear garden following demolition of existing shed
3 Dellcott Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BB
Received 15 Apr 2014
Decided - Granted6/2023/0073/COND
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (Roof tiles, retiling methodology and repair) on Listed Building consent application 6/2022/1668/LB.
26 High Street Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9EQ
Received 11 Jan 2023
Decided - GrantedN6/2014/2263/TC
Fell Birch tree
4 Valley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7DF
Received 15 Oct 2014
Decided - Granted6/2019/0740/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a front porch, single storey side and rear extensions following the demolition of the existing side and rear projections, the erection of a new detached garage following the demolition of the existing garage and an extension to the roof involving a hip to gable roof alteration
39 The Avenue Welwyn AL6 0PW
Received 28 Mar 2019
Decided - Granted6/2015/1744/COND
Approval of details reserved by condition 12 (landscaping scheme) on planning permission S6/2012/1928/PP
University of Hertfordshire College Lane Hatfield AL10 9AB
Received 17 Aug 2015
Decided - Granted6/2018/0044/COND
Submission of details pursuant to condition 8 (hard boundary treatments) and 9 (external lighting) on planning permission 6/2017/2342/FULL, dated 19/12/2017
Plot 4100 Gypsy Moth Avenue Hatfield Business Park
Received 5 Jan 2018
Decided - WithdrawnS6/2008/0190/LU
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A DOUBLE GARAGE & SWIMMING POOL
BLACKTHORN, WEST END LANE, ESSENDON, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6AX
Received 30 Jan 2008
Decided - Granted6/2016/0656/TPO
Fell 1 Cherry tree & 5 Leyland Cypress trees
3 Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EH
Received 8 Apr 2016
Decided - RefusedN6/2015/0926/LUP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of outbuilding to rear
32 Great Ganett, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3DE
Received 29 Apr 2015
Decided - GrantedS6/2009/1871/LU
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED NEW PITCHED ROOF OVER EXISTING LIVINGROOM AND BEDROOM SECTIONS
RAYBROOK FARM, BLUEBRIDGE ROAD, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7SX
Received 1 Sept 2009
Decided - Granted6/2022/0001/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) and removal of condition 1 (matching materials) on planning permission 6/2021/1778/HOUSE
6 Parsonage Lane Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7LU
Received 4 Jan 2022
Decided6/2022/0268/TC
Hornbeam A - 25% crown reduction. Hornbeam B - coppice of dual-trunked tree to 1ft above ground. Hornbeam C - coppice to 1ft above ground.
1 The Glade Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LG
Received 1 Feb 2022

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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